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CPD Course

Every KEO, practising director/partner and salesperson will be required to undertake mandatory minimum of 6 hours continuing professional development (CPD) learning activities in each calendar year of which at least 3 CPD hours must be on core subject. Only core CPD activities recognized by Council for Estate Agencies will be considered in the renewal of licensing/ registration under Regulation 15 Continuing Professional Development Programmes in Estate Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010.

CPD Training Roadmap is a structured and comprehensive framework is to guide KEOs and salespersons in building up their capability and professionalism. Under the CPD training framework, core courses are grouped into three categories:

Core CPD Course Categories:

C1 focuses on developing and enhancing the professional ethics of KEOs and salespersons, and promoting their knowledge of the Estate Agents Act and Regulations.

C2 is designed to keep KEOs and salespersons abreast of the latest laws, government policies and regulations related to estate agency work and property transactions.

C3 is aimed at raising the professional standards of KEOs and salespersons through learning best practices relating to estate agency work and deepening knowledge of CEA's practice guidelines.

In addition to the minimum 6 CPD credit hours per year, KEOs and salespersons must attend at least one core CPD course under each of the three categories over three consecutive CPD cycles (3-year period). This is to encourage KEOs and salespersons to attend a diversity of core courses and not to focus on any particular areas.

* Those who fail to fulfill the training requirement will not be able to renew their licence and registration at the end of the third CPD cycle.

Below is an illustration of the new CPD requirement.

CPD Cycle

Core (C1 to C3) CPD courses attended

(Based on current CPD requirement of 6 credits of whichminimum 3 must be core)

First CPD Cycle

(1 Oct 2013 - 30 Sep 2014)

Attended 1 course under C1

Attended 1 course under C3

Second CPD Cycle

(1 Oct 2014 - 30 Sep 2015)

Attended 1 course under C1

Attended 1 course under C2

Third CPD Cycle

(1 Oct 2015 - 30 Sep 2016)

Attended 1 course under C2

Attended 1 course under C3

Did the salesperson with above CPD records meet the new requirement?

Yes, as the salesperson had attended CPD courses under C1, C2 and C3 over three consecutive CPD cycles. In this instance, salesperson had fulfilled the requirement by the end of the second CPD cycle.

CPD Training Roadmap Features

The CPD courses in each category are pegged at three levels of expertise to match the needs of salespersons of different experience levels or at different stages of their careers.

Every KEO, practising director/partner and salesperson will be required to undertake mandatory minimum of 6 hours continuing professional development (CPD) learning activities in each calendar year of which at least 3 CPD hours must be on core subject.